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What makes your baby laugh? Tell us and help science.

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MEDIA: Dr. Caspar Addyman, Birkbeck Baby Tue 11-Dec-12 19:06:29

Researchers at Birkbeck’s world famous Babylab are conducting the first ever global survey of baby laughter. We’d love to hear from you.

Babies use laughter and smiles to express happiness, to communicate without words and in response to surprising events. Studying what makes babies laugh can tell scientists a lot about how their brains are developing and what they know about the world.

How can you help?

If your child is under 2 ½ years old you can help us with our research
1. Fill in our online survey.
2. Submit ‘field reports’ about events your baby finds funny.
3. Send us videos of your baby laughing.

Find out more at BabyLaughter.net

Please tell all your friends. We want to hear from as many parents as possible.

Thank you,
Dr. Caspar Addyman
c.addyman@bbk.ac.uk

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fryingpanalley Fri 04-Jan-13 20:41:33

Bumping as I think it's such an utterly gorgeous thing to be researching.

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OpheliasWeepingWillow Fri 04-Jan-13 20:43:57

Lovely project. Will fill in the survey!

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AGreenie Fri 04-Jan-13 20:49:11

Me too!

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tak1ngchances Fri 04-Jan-13 20:55:19

Bump

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NewYearNewNagoo Fri 04-Jan-13 21:02:36

done. I love to think about laughing babies smile

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MumOfTheMoos Fri 04-Jan-13 21:10:32

I've met Dr Caspar as my DS is signed up to the Birkbeck Babylab - every couple of months or so we get a request to come in and take part in a study on cognitive development. It's fab we get a nice cup of tea and I get to feel virtuous about going into town for the day! DS loves it!

So a big yeah to his study!!

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fryingpanalley Fri 04-Jan-13 21:16:54

I've actually spent the last few days purposely trying to make DD2 laugh just so I have things to write in the survey. God it's such fun! I'd recommend it to anyone as a way to pass a rainy afternoon.

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5madthings Fri 04-Jan-13 21:41:03

Done smile

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5madthings Fri 04-Jan-13 21:52:13

Oh BTW the question re distance from London, I am in Norwich so less than 100miles easy on the train but I have no idea how far it is in km so I guessed and may have got it totally wrong!

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CasparAddyman Wed 09-Jan-13 09:51:01

Thank you everyone who has filled in the survey already. If you have any questions about laughing babies or anecdotes to share with everyone, please post them up here. :D

If you'd like to know a little bit more about the project, yesterday I did an interview with Richard Bacon on Radio Five Live. You can find a link to it here:

babylaughter.net/blog/2013/01/08/richard-bacon-interview/

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HelenLynn Sun 20-Jan-13 00:07:44

Done, bumpety-bump.

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GoldPlatedNineDoors Sun 20-Jan-13 00:25:13

done

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nickelbabe Sun 20-Jan-13 00:27:50

I haven't done it yet but marking my place for when I'm on the pc.

When's the deadline?

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CasparAddyman Sun 20-Jan-13 14:22:33

The site will stay up indefinitely but I will start analysing the data and publish the findings when i have 500 participants. I have about 400 so far so hurry if you and your baby want to be in scientific paper :D

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nickelbabe Tue 22-Jan-13 12:25:54

i would like to point out that being British, i haven't got a friffing clue how many kilometres away from London i live - i know how many miles away...

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nickelbabe Tue 22-Jan-13 12:47:16

all done, thank you smile

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domesticslattern Tue 05-Mar-13 12:18:39

Bumping as I noticed that Caspar Addyman is doing a talk about this if you're within a small number of kilometres miles from Euston.

Packed Lunch ? ?Baby Laughter?
Wednesday 27 March 2013
1-2pm
Wellcome Collection

What makes babies laugh? This is a question that fascinates psychologist Caspar Addyman. His research at the Birkbeck Babylab investigates this, alongside other aspects of infant cognition. Join him to find out more about what really goes on inside babies’ heads.

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